Our rescheduled flag day takes place this Saturday, March 18. Contact J Carroll (o86-8139386) for schedule.

Dundalk Gaels are hosting a registration night for all players from U7s to U12s in the Clubrooms on Thurs 23rd March from 7.30pm to 9pm. To assist with the running of juvenile teams a modest registration fee will be charged this year –
€30 for first child, €20 for second & €10 for subsequent children. Those who pay for registration on the night will receive a new jersey.
Refreshments will be served. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Dowdallshill Club Notes

Dowdallshill Club Notes w/e Sunday March 19th…

A big congratulations to Justin and Sharon Halley, who were last week crowned winners of our Annual ‘Mr and Mrs’ Show. The pair proved imperious, and were worthy winners ahead of the 5 other couples! Also, a big thanks to Paudie Breen, who was a wonderful compère!
Our Weekly Lotto was not won. The numbers drawn were 1-15-17-21.
Next weeks Jackpot is €5200.
The €25 winners were:
Kelly’s Eleven c/o Murphy’s Bar
Owen Gribben c/o Seamus Keelan
Jim Sheridan c/o Donal Sheridan
And Marie Conlon c/o Pat Rogers.
– Our second team started their new Division 6 League campaign at the weekend, with a 5-10 to 1-14 win away to Wolfe Tones. Well done to all concerned.

– Our first team learned their C’ship fate following last weeks County Championship draws in Darver, and awaiting our first team over the summer months will be near neighbours Roche Emmets, and Lannleire.

-Gary Corrigan and his team had no League game last weekend, after Round-1 of Division Three was postponed.

– Our 3rd Annual ‘Mr and Mrs’ Show takes place this Thursday night March 16th, starting at 8pm.

The six pairs vying for the Prestigious title of ‘Top Couple’ are:

Ciaran and Georgina O’Callaghan

Aidan and Bronagh Duffy

Justin and Sharon Halley

John and Mary Savage

Ken O’Flaherty and Jaimie Mc Ginn

And Stephen Coburn and Grace Finnegan.

A great night is guaranteed, tickets are priced at €10 and are still available.

Dowdallshill Club Notes w/e 6th March

Our first team are still waiting to get their new season off the ground, after Sunday’s Kevin Mullen Shield game against Lannleire was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. They’re due to start their Division 3 League campaign next Sunday at home to the Westerns.

Last weeks Lotto results..

Jackpot: €4900

Numbers drawn: 2-12-13-21

-NO WINNER-

€25 winners:

John Brady c/o self

Oisin Gallagher c/o Pat Rogers

Grace Finnegan c/o Ernest Finnegan

Marian Mellon c/o Pat Rogers

This weeks Jackpot: €5000

– tickets are still available for our big ‘Mr and Mrs’ Show on Thursday night March 16th. Watch our Facebook page for the further unveiling of our competing couples!

Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C.

There was no jackpot winner in Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C. and St. Anne’s Camogie Club Lotto draw held on Wednesday 22nd March. The winning numbers were 13, 17, 23 & 27. There were 3 match 3 winners Ned McDonald, Stabannon, Sarah Butterly, Salterstown & Mary & David Byrne, Grangebellew who won €50 each. Next weeks jackpot stays at €10,000. Tickets are available from the usual local outlets, Lotto sellers and any committee member. Funds raised from our Lotto draw go towards the running of the club and your support is greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately no one from our club won any prizes in the National Club Draw. For a full list of winners please find our Facebook page.

In our Last Man Standing Competition we have 7 entries that made it through to the 6th Round of the competition. The breakdown of the picks for this week were as follows; Dublin – 6, Kildare – 1. Dublin and Kildare both won their games to put all 7 people through to Round 7 on 1st/2nd April.

Our Intermediate team had a good 3-9(18) to 1-11(14) win in the Paddy Sheelan Cup over Hunterstown Rovers on Friday evening.

Our Division 4 team have a game scheduled for Sunday week 2nd April v Dundalk Gaels, in Dundalk at 11am.

Our Ladies team had a good 2-5(11) to 1-3(6) win over Senior side Roche Emmetts in a challenge game at John Markey Park on Sunday morning.
There are plenty of upcoming fixtures this week for supporters and players alike, please come along and support our teams if you can make it. For more fixtures details please see local press, Louth and Proud website and the Louth GAA website.

Well done to the Louth Senior team on their win over Tipperary in the Division 3 League which meant they are now promoted to Division 2.

Well done to Josh Crosbie and Adam Hanratty who were selected on the Louth U-17 Panel for the recent game v Dublin in the Damien Reid Tournament on Saturday.

A Medal Presentation for last years Minor and U-16’s, took place on Friday 24th March in The Glyde Inn. Food was served for players and mentors and the lads were presented with their medals for the U-18 Division 3 League and the U-16 B Championship wins by Paddy White the Intermediate team manager. Included in the photograph are: Back Row from left to right: Padraig Kierns, Luke Kennedy, Jack Kearney, Darren Clinton, Matthew O’Reilly, Niall Woods, Thomas McCreesh, Ciaran Boyle, Kian Carroll. Front Row from left to right: Colum Kierns, Patrick McGrane (partly hidden), Ruairi Crofts, Adam Hanratty, Josh Crosbie, Ciaran Markey, Michael McArdle & Caolan Leech. Missing from photograph: Brendan Simms, Matthew Monahan, Kalum Regan, Dillon Dunne, Ronan Kelly. Well doen lads!
Club Membership is now due for renewal for 2017 with the following options available: Adult Membership €50, Juvenile Membership (up to U-18) €40, Family Membership (2 Adults & 2 Children) €130, Social Membership (non voting) €30, All members of Club Barrs 2015-2017 are automatically entitled to Adult Membership. Please feel free to contact a committee member if you wish to join or if you have any further questions.

The club is hosting a Medium Night with Calirvoyant Brendan O’Friel in the near future. Please watch out for further details for what should be a great night.

Supporter’s of the club can now buy club gear directly from the O’Neills Website. Please see the attached link
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/naomh-fionnbarra-gfc.html

The club would like to express its deepest sympathy to the family of Celine Kelly, Drogheda. May she Rest In Peace.

Played in calm, cold conditions Naomh Fionnbarra recorded a good win over Hunterstown Rovers in the 3rd Round of the Paddy Sheelan Cup at Darver on Friday evening. The Rovers made the brighter start and got the first score but the gradually worked their way into the game. The Togher men got on the scoresheet via an early goal after a high ball caused confusion in the Hunterstown full back line and full forward Gary Matthews was on hand to finish the ball into the empty net. A number of points for the Barrs followed as the Hunterstown had no answer to the pressure from the Togher men and their work rate.

Scorers in the first half included Jack Butterly with 3 classy points, the Osborne brothers Hugh & Conor and Pádraig Butterly all a well taken effort. Square man Gary Matthews was on hand again towards the end of the half to fist home a goal over the Hunterstown keeper and pile further misery on the Rovers. They were only able to muster a single point in reply at the other end as the Finbarrs defence was very solid and managed to break up many Hunterstown attacks. A good save from Bernard Osborne also kept them at bay. Half time score: Naomh Fionnbarra 2-7(13) Hunterstown Rovers 0-2(2)

After what was probably a good dressing down by their manager at half time Hunterstown upped it a gear in the second half and tacked on a number of points and a goal as the Barrs struggled to regain the momentum from the previous half. Jack Butterly who was still on fire scored another fine point to add to the lead once again. This was followed up by another goal for the Finbarrs as that man Gary Matthews scored another goal this time finished with aplomb with the left peg for a hat trick. He was set up by Jack Butterly who received a quick ball into the full forward line after the midfield and forwards turned over a Hunterstown kick out. This gave the Togher men the breathing space they needed.

Hunterstown scored a few more points but couldn’t get back on level terms. Both Bryan Sharkey and Jack Butterly were also unlucky not to score more goals for the Barrs. Nicholas Butterly rounded off the scoring with a point off the post for the Finbarrs while Bernard Osborne produced another fine save at the other end. The Barrs were well served by a solid keeper and full back line, a hard running half back line, both midfielders who battled hard throughout along with hard working forwards who kicked some good points. Star of the show was no other than the hat-trick hero Gary Matthews! Final score: Naomh Fionnbarra 3-9(18) Hunterstown Rovers 1-11(14)

There was no jackpot winner in Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C. and St. Anne’s Camogie Club Lotto draw held on Wednesday 15th March. The winning numbers were 3, 13, 21 & 23. There were 3 match 3 winners Tom Connor, Nicholastown, Mary Connor, Nicholastown & Violet Doyle, Togher who won €50 each. Next weeks jackpot stays at €10,000. Tickets are available from the usual local outlets, Lotto sellers and any committee member. Funds raised from our Lotto draw go towards the running of the club and your support is greatly appreciated.

In our Last Man Standing Competition we have 13 entries that made it through to the 5th Round of the competition. The breakdown of the picks for this week were as follows; Cork – 1, Dublin – 1, Galway – 1, Mayo – 4, Monaghan – 6. Dublin and Cork both drew their games, while Mayo lost to Cavan. Wins for both Galway and Monaghan put 7 people through to Round 6 on 25th/26th March.

Our Junior team had a good 5-9(24) to 5-4(19) win in the Division 4 League over Mattock Rangers on Sunday morning. In what was tough conditions including a very heavy shower in the second half, both teams battled hard to the end for the win. The scores were level at half time 3-1 to 2-4. The Barrs finished stronger in the second half and scrambled home a few goals for a good 5 point win. A notable highlight was the performances of some of our younger players. Naomh Fionnbarra team: Shane O’Brien, Ciaran Boyle, James Butterly, Michael McGrane, Bryan Sharkey 0-1, Shane Fanning, Chris McGlynn, Nicholas Butterly, Jack Butterly 3-1, Máirtín Murphy, Gary Matthews 1-0, Martin O’Neill, Niall Woods 0-1, Caolán Leech 1-0, Pádraic Murphy 0-6(4f). Subs: Brendan Murphy for Shane Fanning, Matthew Monaghan for Ciaran Boyle.
Our Intermediate team have a Paddy Sheelan Cup game scheduled for this Saturday 25th March v Hunterstown Roverstown Rovers, in Hunterstown at 5pm.

Our Division 4 team have a game scheduled for Sunday week 2nd April v Dundalk Gaels, in Dundalk at 11am.

There are plenty of upcoming fixtures this week for supporters and players alike, please come along and support our teams if you can make it. For more fixtures details please see local press, Louth and Proud website and the Louth GAA website.

Club Membership is now due for renewal for 2017 with the following options available: Adult Membership €50, Juvenile Membership (up to U-18) €40, Family Membership (2 Adults & 2 Children) €130, Social Membership (non voting) €30, All members of Club Barrs 2015-2017 are automatically entitled to Adult Membership. Please feel free to contact a committee member if you wish to join or if you have any further questions.

Supporter’s of the club can now buy club gear directly from the O’Neills Website. Please see the attached link
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/naomh-fionnbarra-gfc.html

There was no jackpot winner in Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C. and St. Anne’s Camogie Club Lotto draw held on Wednesday 8th March. The winning numbers were 4, 15, 18 & 19. There were 3 match 3 winners Lizzie Butterly, Clonmore, Seamus McCann, Clonmore and Gerry & Lorraine Boyle, Corstown who won €50 each. Next weeks jackpot stays at €10,000. Tickets are available from the usual local outlets, Lotto sellers and any committee member. Funds raised from our Lotto draw go towards the running of the club and your support is greatly appreciated.
In our Last Man Standing Competition we have 13 entries that made it through to the 5th Round of the competition on next weekend of the 18th/19th March.

Our Division 4 team have fixtures scheduled for next Sunday 19th March v Mattock Rangers at John Markey Park, Ballygassan at 11am and for Sunday 2nd April v Dundalk Gaels, in Dundalk at 11am.

There are plenty of upcoming fixtures this week for supporters and players alike, please come along and support our teams if you can make it. For more fixtures details please see local press, Louth and Proud website and the Louth GAA website.

Supporter’s of the club can now buy club gear directly from the O’Neills Website. Please see the attached link
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/naomh-fionnbarra-gfc.html

The club would like to express its deepest sympathy to the families of Christy Smith, Brookville, Drogheda and T.P. O’Connor, Australia (native of Kells). May they Rest In Peace.

There was no jackpot winner in Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C. and St. Anne’s Camogie Club Lotto draw held on Wednesday 1st March. The winning numbers were 4, 16, 22 & 28. There was 1 match 3 winner J.P. Cahill, Salterstown who won €150. Next weeks jackpot stays at €10,000. Tickets are available from the usual local outlets, Lotto sellers and any committee member. Funds raised from our Lotto draw go towards the running of the club and your support is greatly appreciated.

In our Last Man Standing Competition we had 16 entries that made it through to the 4th Round of the competition. Of the 16 people who made it through to the 4th round only 13 made it through to the 5th Round. The breakdown of picks was as follows;
Kerry – 9, Donegal – 2, Cavan – 1, Clare – 1, Cork – 1, Galway – 1 & Kildare – 1. After this weekends results, with Kerry, Donegal, Clare and Kildare all winning there are now 13 people still standing. The next Round is on the weekend of the 18th/19th March.

Our Intermediate team play Glen Emmets in the 1st Round of the Division 2 League next Sunday 12th March at 3pm in Cusack Park, Tullyallen. All support welcome and hopefully the weather will hold up!

There are plenty of upcoming fixtures this week for supporters and players alike, please come along and support our teams if you can make it. For more fixtures details please see local press, Louth and Proud website and the Louth GAA website.

Supporter’s of the club can now buy club gear directly from the O’Neills Website. Please see the attached link
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/naomh-fionnbarra-gfc.html

Kind Regards,

Nicholas Butterly P.R.O.

Newtown Blues

Looking for some fun over Easter- join us for a GAA camp.
Easter Camps for 2017 in Newtown Blues.
Places can be booked online via our Eventbrite page at the following link below:
http://louthcandg.eventbrite.com/
Places are limited with Online Registration ending on Thursday 13th April at 12 noon. The camp runs for 3 days Tues. 18th April – Thurs. 20th April 10am-2pm.

A great result for Louth today in Tipperary. Well done to all.
Hard luck to the Louth U17 team that lost to Dublin yesterday in Darver captained by Blues Alan Connor.

Tickets are now on sale for “Strictly Come Dancing” on the 22nd of April at 7,30pm.They are E20 per adult E10 for student/child and E50 oer family ticket 2adults 2 children.Tickets available from Gillian on 0877951477 and orlaith 0868140876

Go raibh maith agaibh to Lauren and Adam McGinn that have been working hard with our u10-13 boys and girls with preseason circuits for the past few weeks. The players all had a great time and learned a lot about looking after their core, working with their own body strength and coordination. Not sure if we have dancers in the making but we have footballers ?. Well done to all the players that worked hard each night during the session. The hard work will pay off during the season.

The club would like to extend its sympathies to the family and friends of the late Celine Kelly may she rest in peace.

Hard luck to the louth team who lost their match against Antrim on sunday.

Well done to our junior team who got off to a winning start against St Marys of Ardee on sunday morning.

Tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing are on sale they are E20 per adult E10 children and E50 for a family ticket.

All under age Training starts this coming saturday the 25th down in the blues from 11-12 if your child is not registered you can do so on the morning of training.

We are actively looking for a PRO for our club.This job will entail promoting our club and doing match reports for our senior teams and also doing our club notes each week.You don’t have to be on our committee to do this role.This may suit a student studying media studies, if you are interested or know of anyone who may be please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Looking for some fun over Easter- join us for a GAA camp.
Easter Camps for 2017 in Newtown Blues.
Places can be booked online via our Eventbrite page at the following link below:
http://louthcandg.eventbrite.com/
Places are limited with Online Registration ending on Thursday 13th April at 12 noon. The camp runs for 3 days Tues. 18th April – Thurs. 20th April 10am-2pm.

Tickets are on sale for our upcoming strictly come dancing which is on the 22nd of april in the barbican drogheda.Tickets are E20 for adults and E10 for children,it promises to be a great night.

Results;
Our ladies senior team started the league today with a win over St. Mochtas .The girls game back from been down 1-03 to 3-05 at half time to win by 4 points. Full time score Blues 4-09 Mochtas 3-08.
A special mention to Elaine Nancy and laura collins who had a great game.Scorers Laura collins 3-04,lisa Kelly 1-01,Kate Gerrard 0-1 Ciara Nugent 0-1,Shayleen Mc Donagh 0-1 and Louise Rafferty 0-1.Well done girls .

The club would like to extend its sympathies to the family and friends of Charlie Gallagher College rise and Christy Smith Brookville.May they rest in peace.

Well done to the blues players who played with louth during the week at U21 level and senior level great result for both teams.
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Dont forget our new gear is up on our facebook page and is available to order from Gillian on 087-7951477 or Orlaith 086-8140876.
Training for all age groups will resume on saturday 25th march at 11am.Please ensure your child is registered on or before this date.

Strictly come dancing takes place on saturday the 22nd of April at 7.30pm in the Barbican.Tickets are E20 PER ADULT AND E10 PER CHILD tickets available from any committee member .It promises to be an excellent night of entertainment so get your tickets and support the Newtown Blues and all those taking part.

St Fechins

St Fechins Juvenile Registration night takes place on Wednesday 8th March from 6.30 to 8.30pm in the clubhouse in Pairc Naomh Feichín.

Our Senior Hurlers will hope to build on their winning start to the Special Hurling League when they face Knockbridge away on Saturday at 4pm.

On Sunday morning our Ladies Footballers face Cooley Kickhams in the Division 1 League at 11am.

On Sunday evening our Senior Footballers open their Division 2 League campaign away to O’Connells at 3pm.

Our 2017 Season Ticket is now available. The ticket covers all adult home League and Championship games in Football, Ladies Football and Hurling for only €30. For further information contact Michael on 086850269.

To keep up to date with the latest news from St Fechins follow @stfechins on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Mattock Rangers

Lotto numbers Monday 27th February: 4, 20, 24 & 31. Jackpot not won. NO Match 3 winner. Next Jackpot €13,000.
Paddy Sheelan Cup Match: Mattock Rangers v St.Joseph’s was played on Saturday 4th at 7pm in Louth Centre of Excellence, Darver. Referee: Tommy McEntaggart. Game ended with a Mattock win by 2pts. Mattock Rangers 1-09, St.Joseph’s 1-07. Scorers for Mattock: David Reid 1-06 (peno & 4f), James Caraher, Michael McKeown & Hugh Donnelly 1pt each.
Opening Division 1 League Fixture: Mattock Rangers v Geraldines on Sunday 12th March @ 3pm in Haggardstown. Please show your support folks!!
Due to the poor condition of the pitch the Mattock 3k runs will cease for the moment. Thanks to all who supported it!
Couch to 5k takes place on Wednesday evenings from 8:30 – 9pm and on Saturdays from 4 – 4:30pm.
Well done to our club players Aaron O’Brien & Cathal Clarke who had a great win over Wicklow with the Louth U21s in the Championship.
Louth Senior’s make it 4 wins from 4 and maintain their 100% record in Division 3 after a 2-10 to 1-11 win over Antrim in Drogheda on Sunday 5th March. Well done to our clubman Adrian Reid.
Our ladies first league game v Clan Na Gael was postponed due to the bad weather. It will be re-fixed at a later date. Their next league game is on Sunday 19th March vs O’Raghallaighs in Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda at 11am.
Thanks to everyone who attended our juvenile opening morning on Saturday 4th March. It was great to see so many kids enjoying the fun games & drills set out by the coaches. Thanks to everyone who helped out!!
Mattock Rangers Juvenile Registration takes place this Thursday 9th of March from 7 – 8pm in the pavilion.
Keep up to date with all our club news by visiting our twitter & facebook like pages. We have recently joined Instagram (Mattock Rangers) and Snapchat (mrangers1952).

Geraldines GFC

No Jackpot Winner of €5,600

15, 16, 22, 28

No Match 3 Winner

Next Draw on Tuesday 4th April 2017 at 8.15pm for Jackpot of €6,000

No winner of Jackpot for €5,200
Numbers were 7, 15, 28, 29.

No Match 3 Winners

Next Draw for Jackpot of €5,600 is Tuesday 28th March at 8.15pm

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